What is recorded here
Situated at the base of a steep NW-facing slope. This is a conglomerate stone (dims. at base 0.35m x 0.1m; H 1.25m) displaced from a cairn in cairnfield (WA023-066016-). It was originally oriented NE-SW or NW-SE. (Moore 1995, 199, 221-2, 242, H6)
This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 6 May 2011
This standing stone likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its association with a cairn and cairnfield. Its orientation and placement may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly marking a territorial boundary or serving as a focal point for local prehistoric activity.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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